Equality Federation

The Equality Federation is a network of state/territory organizations committed to working with each other and with national and local groups to strengthen statwide lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trasngeder advocacy organizing and secure full civil rights in every U.S. state and territory.

http://www.federationlgbt.org/

GLAAD

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

http://www.glaad.org

Gay and Lesbian Straight Education Network (GLSEN)

GLSEN, or the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students.

http://www.glsen.org/

HRC

Human Rights Campaign - Provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues.

http://www.hrc.org/

IGLHRC

The mission of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) is to secure the full enjoyment of the human rights of all people and communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of sexual orientation or expression, gender identity or expression, and/or HIV status. A US-based non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), IGLHRC effects this mission through advocacy, documentation, coalition building, public education, and technical assistance.

http://www.iglhrc.org/site/iglhrc/

Immigration Equality

Immigration Equality is a national, grass-roots organization that fights for equality under U.S. immigration law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and HIV-positive individuals. Founded in 1994, as the Lesbian and Gay Immigration Rights Task Force, we have grown to a membership of 10,000 in cities all over the country. We are run by a Board of Directors, and have full-time staff in our National Headquarters in New York. Immigration Equality is funded by donations from our members as well as generous support from private foundations.

http://www.immigrationequality.org/

Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund

The nation's oldest and largest legal organization working for the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV/AIDS.

http://www.lambdalegal.org/

Marriage Equality USA

Organization dedicated to securing the freedom and the right of same-sex couples to enter into legally-recognized civil marriage

http://www.marriageequality.org/main_home.php

Mattew Shepard Foundation

The Matthew Shepard Foundation was created in December 1998 by Dennis and Judy Shepard to honor the memory of their son. The goals of the Matthew Shepard Foundation include supporting diversity programs in education and helping youth organizations establish environments where young people can feel safe and be themselves. Our goal is to educate and replace hate with understanding, acceptance, and compassion. Gifts to the Matthew Shepard Foundation are tax-deductible (under IRS guidelines) as a charitable contribution.

http://www.matthewshepard.com/

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Inc. ("NGLTF, Inc."), founded in 1974, works to build the grassroots political power of the LGBT community to win complete equality. We do this through direct and grassroots lobbying to defeat anti-LGBT ballot initiatives and legislation and pass pro-LGBT legislation and other measures. We also analyze and report on the positions of candidates for public office on issues of importance to the LGBT community.

http://www.thetaskforce.org/

NCLR's IMMIGRATION PROJECT

NCLR is committed to helping overcome the immigration hurdles faced by same-sex binational couples, as well as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender immigrants.

http://nclrights.org/projects/immigration.htm

Out & Equal Workplace Advocates

Out & Equalâ„¢ Workplace Advocates is the pre-eminent national organization devoted to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community in the workplace.

http://www.outandequal.org/

OUT 4 IMMIGRATION

OUT 4 IMMIGRATION provides accurate information to educate the community and the general public about the U.S. immigration system and the impact it has on Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual, and HIV+ people. By increasing awareness we hope to enable those facing the unique challenges put forth by the law to understand their rights and legally navigate through the existing system.

http://out4immigration.org/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/out4immigration/

Outfront

Outfront is part of an international network of Amnesty activists in over twenty countries that organize to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/outfront/index.do

PFLAG

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights.

http://www.pflag.org

SLDN

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), the nation’s sole legal aid and advocacy organization assisting military members harmed by 'Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell'

http://www.sldn.org